Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-09-06 | Page 2 | Former County Auditor's Case up for Hearing

FORMER COUNTY AUDITORS AUDITOR'S CASE UP fUR FOR HEARING BEARING City Judge Pratt to Conduct Preliminary Investigation as Result of Granting I of Change of Venue Preliminary hearing of or M 1 M. M C C. Iverson Iverson Iver- Iver son former county auditor on charges I of misappropriation of ot public funds began this afternoon before City Judge o Noel Pratt I IThe Tho The hearing was orl originally scheduled sched sched- tiled for tor 10 a. a a. a m m. m toda today before CUll Judge Ben Johnson but iverson I filed an affidavit In tho city court coutt a few teV minutes before time for tor the hearin hearing asking for a change of or venue because o of the bias and prejudice of tho the Judge When the case was called ct before Judge Johnson Count County Attorney Ar r Arthur thur E. E Moreton who will be In personal personal per per- charge chargo of the prosecution at the hearing announced that the state was ready VENUE CHANGE GRANTED Attorney Wilson McCarthy S Iverson made mado the motion for tor a change of ot venue venueS which was granted b by Judge Johnson without comment Only the fact tact that witnesses were were excused until call and tho the case con con- without date data prevented pre the tha h hearing from beginning immediately before Judge Pratt as the Judge stated stated stat stat- ed td that he was rend ready to proceed After ACter a a. conference between County Attorney Moreton Mr McCarthy and Judge Pratt Piatt it was decided to begin the thc hearing hear hear- in lag ing at 2 p. p m m. Evidence g to be introduced by tho thi state concerning the alleged shortage of in the accounts of ot Iverson while he was county count auditor will be betaken betaken taken almost entirely from records In Inthe inI inthe the county auditors auditor's office and the I report of Perc Percy J Goddard special auditor whose audit resulted in the tha I alleged ed finding of ot the shortage according ac according ac- ac cording to the prosecution Mr l God Goddard Gods I dard E E. E G G. deputy deput county county coun coun- t ty auditor and former farmer Count County Commissioner Com Com- missioner C. C F. F Stillman are some ot otI the witnesses es to be called by by th the tha I state I